Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) in Korea
Korea: Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) was 7.2% in 2005. ▲ Rising
Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP in Korea, 1960–2005
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Korea is 7.2%, measured in 2005.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Korea peaked at 10.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1967.
Korea ranks 45th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%) in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.3% | — |
| 1961 | 6.7% | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 4.5% | -19.3% |
| 1965 | 4.6% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 5.0% | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 6.3% | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 7.3% | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 6.3% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 7.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 43% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Korea's 7.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.1%, 38% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More financial sector data for Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Korea?
- Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp in Korea was 7.2% in 2005, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1967.
- How does Korea rank for nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp?
- Korea ranks 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2005.
- Is nonbank financial institutions’ assets to gdp rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is other financial institutions' claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Nonbank financial institutions assets (IFS lines 42, a-d, h, and s); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).